When it comes to using Tufo tape and tubular's I do recommend the Tufo tire/tape combo--But I am very couscous when using Tufo tape and other than Tufo?brands of tires. I will install the tape? (for example)? on Conti, Sprinter or Vittoria CX . I will also explain to my customer that Tufo does not guarantee that the glue will work on all tires (this is stated on the box). I would probably not install tape on a on-topic tire. At least not the Extreme version. I prefer to glue the older tires.Was Tufo around in 1983 or earlier? I am not sure but the current type of double sided? tape? used on the wheels today is a very good tape. When I first started to glue my race wheels in 1983 I was told that glue was the ONLY way to go.?
-----Original Message----- From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org; marcus.e.helman@gm.com Sent: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 2:56 pm Subject: Re: [CR] Servizio Corse Tubulars
I always use Tufo tubulars now. D28's if the frame has enough clearance, otherwise S22. I wish they would make a 24-26 mm tire. I've had very good luck with Tufo's - haven't had a flat on one yet in the couple of years I've been using them, but I've been in rural/small town areas where there is probably less glass and debris on the roads. I rode Vittoria Rallys before that and had a lot of flats, even on pretty new tires, even though that was on rural roads also. Many of the flats with the Rallys seemed to be failures around the valve stem rather rather than glass cuts or punctures in the tread. I still have a drawer full of Rallys, but I probably won't use them as the Tufos just make life easier. As I was saying recently, I may try some other tubulars with Tufo tape, may still have an old Clement Criterium or two around somewhere, and I get a usable tubular now and then with a bike or a wheelset.
Regards,
Jerry Moos,
Big Spring, Texas, USA
> From: marcus.e.helman@gm.com <marcus.e.helman@gm.com>
> Subject: [CR] Servizio Corse Tubulars
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 12:41 PM
> I have a pair on one of my bikes, and have been quite
> satisfied. They
> seem well-made, look good, and were a bargain. They also
> hold air pretty
> well. I only ride cheap tires. Once upon a time when I
> was a kid working
> at a bike shop and living at home, I rode Clement Setas,
> but that time is
> long past.
>
> I do not get a lot of flats (although every time I even
> think that, I am
> afraid I'll jinx it). I use a Schwinn floor pump, and
> never inflate my
> tires to over 100 psi
>
>
> Best regards,
> Marcus Helman
> Detroit, MI
>
> Greg Arnold wrote:
>
>
> Has anyone ridden the Servizio Corsa tubulars from Yellow
> Jersey?
> Decent ride? Compared to Tufo 33Pro? I know - they are
> lower end tires,
> just curious if they have any pundits / fans!
>
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